Bottle

- Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bottle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 1, the appearance of the bottle repeats five times about the vertical central axis except for the conventional continuous screw threading on the bottle neck;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 2 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top view the bottle depicted in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the bottle depicted FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the bottle;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 6, the appearance of the bottle repeats five times about the vertical central axis except for the conventional continuous screw threading on the bottle neck;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 7, representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the side view depicted in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a top view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 7.

The bottom of the second embodiment has the same appearance as the bottom of the first embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D434664
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 2000
Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: John M. Bretz (Crystal Lake, IL), Susan L. Colten (Wilmette, IL), Rachel Orland (Chicago, IL), Jeffrey L. Pattee (Palatine, IL), Susan Vanderwiel (Palatine, IL), David Piccioli (Auburn, NH), Bradley L. Allen (St. Charles, MO), Bryce Rutter (St. Louis, MO), William Scott Portzline (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Attorney: Lars S. Johnson
Application Number: 0/64,100
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9520; D9/538; D9/554; D9/557
International Classification: 0901;